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Offline toxin

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Random thougt I had
« on: December 06, 2010, 03:50:37 AM »
Looking for some feedback on a thought I just had. I am sure I am not the first with this thought but  I have not done the research to find more. The thought is to use three submit buttons on my sites login/registration script. The user must remember  the one they used when they joined and use it each time they log on. The button they pressed is not stored the only way the script determines what button is pressed is by using a different hash method for each submitted  button. The buttons could be  randomized on how they are displayed to users on the login page to help prevent bots from logging on. It may also add some security to the sites stored  passwords. The buttons do not have to be text but can be images to give the player something easier to remember than text. What are your thoughts on this?

This is not it but may have influenced  my thoughts on this.
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Re: Random thougt I had
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 06:37:46 AM »
Personally, I would be annoyed and stop playing. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: Random thougt I had
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2010, 06:55:52 AM »
I am not too sure on how it would be that annoying. Thanks for your input.

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Re: Random thougt I had
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2010, 07:11:23 AM »
Yes, I agree that's annoying. I use captcha selectively, moderators/script apply it per account basis if there is an activity suggesting possible bot usage detected. Applying it massively to all, even casual, players is an overkill...

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Re: Random thougt I had
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2010, 07:27:57 AM »
This is more like what I am talking about;

Not sure if you seen the other image and thought that is how I was wanting it.

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Re: Random thougt I had
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2010, 07:37:47 AM »
I say annoying.  A better method would be to make users choose a secure password.

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Re: Random thougt I had
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2010, 04:44:12 AM »
I say annoying.  A better method would be to make users choose a secure password.
Not going to work to counter botting, the botters know their passwords ;)
To stop botting, the most commonly used method is just adding a captcha

 


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